Evaluating the Effectiveness of Immersive Interfaces for Combat Training

Abstract

This project focuses directly on immersive science. It answers basic questions about interfaces and their characteristics with respect to human responses with these interfaces. In this context, it studies immersion and the measurement of presence as it relates to the virtual world paradigm. Additionally, this proposal answers questions regarding effectiveness of virtual worlds versus traditional training, as posed by an Army laboratory and a Marine Corps program office. As part of this proposal, an Immersive Environments laboratory is established at The University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA). At the heart of this proposal are quantitative measures of human subject responses to differences in immersive interfaces and virtual world training regimens. Physiological measurements and statistical methods are employed to reach conclusions regarding presence in immersive environments and the effectiveness of virtual world paradigms as it relates to support for combat operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 10, 2015
Accession Number
ADA626379

Entities

People

  • Alley Butler
  • Mark Winkel
  • Richard Fowler

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Austin

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Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Counter IED
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Languages
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Distance Learning
  • Health Services
  • Information Processing
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mobile Devices
  • Network Science
  • Psychology
  • Students
  • Video Games
  • Virtual Reality

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